Latitude: 52.5922 / 52°35'31"N
Longitude: -1.9854 / 1°59'7"W
OS Eastings: 401088
OS Northings: 299378
OS Grid: SP010993
Mapcode National: GBR 2BY.GVS
Mapcode Global: WHBG1.G3TL
Plus Code: 9C4WH2R7+VV
Maidenhead Locator System: IO92ao12
What Three Birds: bufflehead.tit.shag
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WS2 8EA is a mixed residential and non-residential postcode in Birchills, Walsall. It was first introduced in January 1980.
The most common council tax band is A.
Residential buildings are typically terraced (including end-terrace) and semi-detached. Domestic properties are mostly flats, houses and maisonettes.
Estimated residential property values, based on historical transactions and adjusted for inflation, range from £64,665 to £767,246 with an average of £334,148.
Residential buildings were typically constructed between 1900 and 1929.
None of the residential properties sold since 1995 have been new builds or newly converted.
Domestic properties are mostly owner occupied, with some privately rented
The most common Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) rating is D.
Commercial rateable values range from £570 to £60,500 with an average of £7,376. The most common recorded business types are Shop and Workshop.
Walsall is a town, which had a population of 67,594 in the 2011 census.
In the 2011 census, there were 19 people resident in WS2 8EA, of which 11 were male and 8 were female. This also includes overnight visitors at domestic properties, and residents of non-domestic properties such as hotels, prisons and halls of residence.
WS2 8EA is in the Wolverhampton and Walsall travel to work area. NHS services are provided by the Walsall Teaching Primary Care Trust.
WS2 8EA is approximately 131m (430ft) above sea level.
See recent residential property sales in WS2 8EA
Office of National Statistics Output Area Classification for the area containing WS2 8EA
4b2: Multicultural Metropolitans - Challenged Asian Terraces - Pakistani Communities
Office of National Statistics Rural/Urban classification for WS2 8EA
England A1: within a very large conurbation, surrounded by populated countryside
Healthy Living Index
8/10 (High)
Neighbourhood Retail Diversity Index
10/10 (Very high)
Area Retail Diversity Index
9/10 (Very high)
Supermarkets near WS2 8EA include Asda, Co-Operative Food, Iceland, Lidl, Morrisons, Sainsbury's and Tesco. (Source: OpenStreetMap)
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Residents of WS2 8EA are represented at different levels of local, regional and national government by elected representatives. Where known, these are shown here.
This data is updated approximately monthly, and may not necessarily take account of the results of any elections or by-elections held recently.
Metropolitan District
Walsall Borough Council
Ward
Blakenall
Councillors
Izzy Hussain (Conservative)
Pete Smith (Independent)
Emma Morgan (Labour)
United Kingdom Parliament
Constituency
Walsall North
MP
Eddie Hughes (Conservative)
Ofcom publishes annual statistics for Broadband availability. This is the most recent data for WS2 8EA.
Broadband statistics for commercial properties are less reliable than for domestic properties, as businesses are more likely to have other forms of Internet access that are not classified as 'Broadband'.
The most recent Ofsted rankings for schools near WS2 8EA.
Croft Academy
Croft Street, Walsall, West Midlands, WS2 8JE
Academy Sponsor Led
Ages 3 - 11
Needs improvement
St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Walsall
Blue Lane East, Walsall, West Midlands, WS2 8HN
Voluntary Aided School
Ages 3 - 11
Good
Birchills Church of England Community Academy
Farringdon Street, Walsall, West Midlands, WS2 8NF
Academy Sponsor Led
Ages 3 - 11
Needs improvement
Reedswood E-ACT Academy
Bentley Drive, Walsall, West Midlands, WS2 8RX
Academy Sponsor Led
Ages 3 - 11
Good
Queen Mary's High School
Upper Forster Street, Walsall, West Midlands, WS4 2AE
Academy Converter
Ages 11 - 18
Outstanding
Walsall Studio School
14a Lower Hall Lane, The Goldmine Centre, Walsall, West Midlands, WS1 1RL
Studio School
Ages 14 - 19
Good
Blue Coat Church of England Academy
Birmingham Street, Walsall, West Midlands, WS1 2ND
Academy Sponsor Led
Ages 11 - 18
Good
Queen Mary's Grammar School
Sutton Road, Walsall, West Midlands, WS1 2PG
Academy Converter
Ages 11 - 18
Outstanding
West Walsall E-ACT Academy
Primley Avenue, Walsall, West Midlands, WS2 9UA
Academy Sponsor Led
Ages 11 - 18
Inadequate
Willenhall E-ACT Academy
Furzebank Way, Willenhall, West Midlands, WV12 4BD
Academy Sponsor Led
Ages 11 - 18
Needs improvement
Bloxwich Academy
Leamore Lane, Bloxwich, Walsall, West Midlands, WS2 7NR
Academy Sponsor Led
Ages 3 - 19
Inadequate
Joseph Leckie Academy
Walstead Road West, Walsall, West Midlands, WS5 4PG
Academy Converter
Ages 11 - 18
Good
Wood Green Academy
Wood Green Road, Wednesbury, West Midlands, WS10 9QU
Academy Converter
Ages 11 - 18
Outstanding
Stuart Bathurst Catholic High School College of Performing Arts
Wood Green Road, Wednesbury, West Midlands, WS10 9QS
Voluntary Aided School
Ages 11 - 18
Needs improvement
The overall school grade in this area is high.